102-116, Windmill Road
Croydon,Surrey
CR0 2XQ

Tel 020 8665 4220

REFERRAL FORM

All Sections need to be completed. Please make responses as comprehensive as possibleand use further sheets if necessary. Supporting evidence or documentation to be supplied where available.

I. PERSONAL DETAILS

Name of Client: / Also known as:
Address:
Prison:
Probation: / Prison number:
Date of referral: / Name of referrer:
Referral Agency:
Referral Address
Telephone: Email Address
How long have you been in contact with this client?
Length of imprisonment: Anticipated release date:
Last convicted offence: CHAIN number (if applicable):
Release Date:
National Insurance Number: Date of Birth:
Gender: / Age:
How does the client define their ethnicity?
How does the client define their sexuality?
Does the client define himself or herself as disabled?
Are translation services required? Language…………………………….
Emergency Person to contact:
Contact Number:
Next of Kin:
Relationship
Contact Number:

Any Dependants please add

Name(s):
Age(s):
Address:
CONVICTION HISTORY
Conviction
Date / Offence / Offence Location / Sentence Status

ID & INCOME

Is the client employed?

/

Is the client eligible for welfare benefits?

Please indicate which of the following forms of ID the client has:

Passport (UK or foreign with permanent visa)
Home Office letter granting indefinite leave to remain UK birth certificate
Other (describe)

If no boxes ticked, have any of the above been ordered? YESNO

*Please note, if sufficient ID to establish benefit entitlement is not available, referral cannot be accepted
Please indicate which benefit the client receives, or has applied for, or is to apply for
ESAIncome Support Incapacity Benefit
OtherIf other please give details
NoneIf none, why not? ………………………………………………………………..
If claiming Benefit, which Office? ………………………………………………………………….
If funded from an alternative source of income, please give written confirmation offunding

III.HOUSING / HOMELESS HISTORY

The following categories should be used when dealing with ‘Type of Accommodation’ below:

AShortstay hostel / night shelterIPrivate rented tenancy

BLongstay hostelJSquatting

CB&B /hotelKSleeping rough

DParental HomeLHospital

EStayingwith friends / relativesMArmed Forces

FLocal Authority care / children’s homeNPrison

GOwned own homeOOther

HCouncil / Housing Association tenancy

If the accommodation falls outside these categories, please specify.

Please detail all accommodation since last settled base, starting with the current one.

Accommodation History - Dates of stay. Cover last 5 years, use further sheets if necessary, include time in Prison etc.

From To

/ Address/Postcode / Category A-O /

Reason for leaving

IV.SIGNIFICANT CONTACTS WITH EXTERNAL AGENCIES

Please indicate whether your client has had contact with the following:

Where possible letters helpful to support application can be attached with this application.

Name of worker / Contact Details

Social Worker

Probation Officer
Psychiatrist
Drug Counsellor
Alcohol Counsellor
Debt Counsellor
Occupation Therapist
Keyworker / Resettlement worker
Other (please specify)
GP

V.CLIENT’S NEEDS ASSESSMENT

Please tick if any your client requires support in any of the following areas:

AccommodationLegal issues

Move onImmigration / asylum

Self-care / lifeskillsSocial contact with family

Physical health Other relationships

Mental health Learning difficulty / disability/ difference

Alcohol useEmployment and training

Substance useLeisure and recreation

Budgeting and debtBasic skills

Identification / BenefitsPersonal Safety

Personal / cultural identity P Other

If you have indicated a support need please provide details below: -

VI.CLIENT RISK ASSESSMENT

Please use this space to provide further information regarding potential areas of risk that your client may have. This information will assist us to identify potential risk and a risk management plan will be implemented should we accept this client.

Do you have any illnesses or Medical Condition?
What medication are you prescribed (e.g. tablets, medicine taken)? If NONE, please state this is the case.?
Does the client have a history of alcohol misuse?
Has the client ever been diagnosed with a mental illness?

Risk of harm to self

Is there a known history or recently identified risk of self-harm or suicide attempts? / Please rate the severity of this known history (high, medium or low)
Is there a known history of the person being bullied or dominated by others?
Is there a known history of substance abuse?
Is there a known history of self-destructive or excessive risk-taking behaviour?
Is there a known history of mental health problems that could pose a risk to self?
Is there a history of self-neglect?
Is there history of Domestic Violence, as victim or perpetrator?
Please give further information and indicate any protective factors and/or interventions which have been implemented to reduce risk:

Risk of harm to other residents

Is there a known history of violence towards associates, peers or family members? / Please rate the severity of this known history (high, medium or low)
Is there a known history of violence towards strangers?
Is there a known history of the person bullying or dominating others?
Is there a known history of inappropriate sexual conduct towards others?
Is there a known history of mental health problems that could pose a risk to others?
Is there a known history of arson?
Please give further information and indicate any protective factors and/or interventions to reduce risk:

Risk of harm to staff

Is there a known history of violence or threats of violence towards staff? / Please rate the severity of this known history (high, medium or low)
Is there a known history of other inappropriate behaviour towards staff?
Please give further information and indicate any protective factors and/or interventions which have been implemented to reduce risk:

Risk of damage to property

Is there a known history of the person causing damage to their own home or environment? / Please rate the severity of this known history (high, medium or low)
Please give further information and indicate any protective factors and/or interventions which have been implemented to reduce risk:

Associations that heighten risk

Are there any associations with particular individuals or groups of people that may heighten risk? Please give further information:

CONFIDENTIALITY CONTRACT

I give my consent for the information that I have given to Pathway to be shared between Pathway and relevant agencies in order to assess accommodation and services in relation to my identified needs.

It has been explained that this information will be held on a database, will remain confidential and will not be shared with any other agency without first seeking my permission.

The only exceptions to this will be where Pathway has serious concerns about the personal safety of myself or others. Examples of these concerns include: -

  • If staff believe that I am seriously contemplating suicide or self-harm
  • Where there is a genuine threat of violence against another individual
  • Where staff are summoned by a court order to give evidence

Agreement to consent given:

Client consent signature: ……..Date: …......

TO BE COMPLETED BY PATHWAY(management)

IX.CONFIRMATION OF ACCEPTANCE/REJECTION

Client Name: Referral Date:
(Circle one) Applicant accepted Applicant rejected STAGE 1
PROSED ASSESSMENT DATE:
(Circle one) Applicant accepted Applicant rejected STAGE 2
Sign Up Date:

Comments:

Manager Print Name:

SignatureDate:

Office Use only:

Fair access, assessment 1

Appendix 1 – Referral form 2015

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